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Global video games industry rises to COVID-19 challenge to entertain, connect, educate, donate and communicate public health messaging
07/04/2020

Global video games industry rises to COVID-19 challenge to entertain, connect, educate, donate and communicate public health messaging

#stayhomeplaytogether #PlayApartTogether With the world facing the biggest public health crisis in living memory, the global video games industry is harnessing its reach, its imagination, and...
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What the video games sector is doing to support parents during the COVID-19 crisis
07/04/2020

What the video games sector is doing to support parents during the COVID-19 crisis

With most countries in lockdown and schools closed during the Covid-19 crisis, many will turn to video games to play, to learn, to exercise, and simply to escape our current situation for a while.  I...
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Video games, network capacity and the Covid-19 crisis
31/03/2020

Video games, network capacity and the Covid-19 crisis

With network capacity a serious concern during the Covid-19 crisis, Video Games Europe explains what impact video game play has on the network and which measures are being taken by video game comp...
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Video games associations across Europe communicate on the coronavirus
25/03/2020

Video games associations across Europe communicate on the coronavirus

Every country, company and individual faces significant challenges during this unprecedented global public health crisis.   Video Games Europe and our members across Europe and globally are working...
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Video Games Europe welcomes European Commission action to support the economy during the Covid-19 crisis
25/03/2020

Video Games Europe welcomes European Commission action to support the economy during the Covid-19 crisis

Every country, company and individual faces significant challenges during this unprecedented global public health crisis.   Video Games Europe and our members across Europe and globally are working...
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Video Games Europe applauds UK games industry for publication of census on diversity and launch of initiative to improve equality and inclusivity
04/02/2020

Video Games Europe applauds UK games industry for publication of census on diversity and launch of initiative to improve equality and inclusivity

  Video Games Europe welcomes the UK Interactive Entertainment Association’s (Ukie) publication today of the most authoritative census on diversity in the video games industry to date, along...
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Video Games Europe endorses UK games industry campaign to get parents to turn family controls on video games
10/01/2020

Video Games Europe endorses UK games industry campaign to get parents to turn family controls on video games

The UK Interactive Entertainment Association (Ukie) has today launched the Get Smart About P.L.A.Y campaign encouraging more parents and carers to use the tools that are provided to manage scr...
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85% of parents have agreement with their children on in-game spending in video games, reveals new survey
12/12/2019

85% of parents have agreement with their children on in-game spending in video games, reveals new survey

  85% of parents whose children make in-game purchases have agreements with their children, a significant increase from last year (from 79% in 2018 to 85% in 2019), according to a new GameTrac...
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Games in Schools – Six weeks to understand game-based learning
22/11/2019

Games in Schools – Six weeks to understand game-based learning

European Schoolnet (the network of 34 Ministries of Education) and Video Games Europe have teamed up to launch the fifth edition of Games in Schools, a project aimed at training teachers across...
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Video Games Europe welcomes German Bundestag’s approval for 50 million euros of funding for video games sector
19/11/2019

Video Games Europe welcomes German Bundestag’s approval for 50 million euros of funding for video games sector

Video Games Europe welcomes the decision of the German Bundestag to approve a 50 million euro fund in its 2020 Federal budget for the development of video games. In the coming years, there will be 50...
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Video game industry establishes universal esports principles for fun & fair play
05/11/2019

Video game industry establishes universal esports principles for fun & fair play

Today, the video game industry, including representatives from across Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, released a unifying set of principles for esports engagement. Thes...
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Video Games Europe and European Schoolnet launch 5th edition of Games in Schools
15/10/2019

Video Games Europe and European Schoolnet launch 5th edition of Games in Schools

Video Games Europe, representing Europe’s video games industry, and European Schoolnet (EUN), the network of 34 Ministries of Education across Europe, have teamed up again to launch the fifth ed...
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French Ruling on Copyright flies in face of established EU law
20/09/2019

French Ruling on Copyright flies in face of established EU law

A French court ruling on 17 September in a case brought by the French consumer group UFC-Que Choisir against Valve found that purchasers of video games on Valve’s digital platform, Steam, are permit...
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Video Games Europe responds to UK’s DCMS Committee findings on video game sector
12/09/2019

Video Games Europe responds to UK’s DCMS Committee findings on video game sector

. In response to today’s findings by the UK's DCMS Committee report on immersive and addictive technologies, Video Games Europe CEO Simon Little said: “As an industry we take the welfare o...
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Esports developers, publishers and industry leaders join forces with Video Games Europe to create a united voice for esports in Europe
02/09/2019

Esports developers, publishers and industry leaders join forces with Video Games Europe to create a united voice for esports in Europe

Games Makers And Creators Take The Lead For Their Players, Their Fans and Their Businesses In the Video Games Industry Video Games Europe, the Brussels-based organisation representing Europe’...
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EU Video Games Industry is worth €21bn
23/08/2019

EU Video Games Industry is worth €21bn

With the world’s biggest video games event, gamescom, taking place this week in Cologne, Video Games Europe launches the first edition of its new annual “Key Facts” publication, celebrating th...
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Video Game Industry Commitments to Further Inform Consumer Purchase
07/08/2019

Video Game Industry Commitments to Further Inform Consumer Purchase

Today several major video game companies announced new initiatives to help consumers make informed choices about their purchases. The initiatives were announced today at a workshop hosted by the Feder...
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Disputed Gaming Disorder classification is unjustified: Europe’s video games industry reacts to WHA adoption of ICD-11
25/05/2019

Disputed Gaming Disorder classification is unjustified: Europe’s video games industry reacts to WHA adoption of ICD-11

In the absence of robust scientific evidence, the European video games industry (Video Games Europe) calls on Member States of the World Health Assembly (the decision-making arm of the World Health Or...
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Europe’s video games industry welcomes Danish Gambling Autority decision to block illegal skin-betting websites
16/04/2019

Europe’s video games industry welcomes Danish Gambling Autority decision to block illegal skin-betting websites

Video Games Europe, the association representing the European video games industry, welcomes the recent decision by the Danish Gambling Authority to request that telecoms companies block 15 illegal...
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Video Games Europe welcomes Roblox as a member
27/02/2019

Video Games Europe welcomes Roblox as a member

Today, Video Games Europe, representing the European video games industry, welcomes Roblox as a new member. Roblox’s mission is to bring the world together through play. Every month, more than 80...
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ZeniMax Europe joins Video Games Europe
20/02/2019

ZeniMax Europe joins Video Games Europe

Today, Video Games Europe, representing the European video games industry, welcomes ZeniMax Europe Ltd as a new member. ZeniMax Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc., publishes original i...
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Statement regarding EA’s decision to stop sale of FIFA points in Belgium
29/01/2019

Statement regarding EA’s decision to stop sale of FIFA points in Belgium

 Today, EA announced their decision to discontinue sale of FIFA Points in Belgium to comply with requests from local authorities.Video Games Europe, representing the video games industry across E...
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Today the video games sector in the Netherlands launched an awareness campaign directed towards parents on fun, safe and responsible gameplay
15/01/2019

Today the video games sector in the Netherlands launched an awareness campaign directed towards parents on fun, safe and responsible gameplay

The campaign “Rule the Game” is launching today by Video Games Europe member NVPI Interactief. Video Games Europe and PEGI are partners of the campaign. As video games have become an integr...
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Video Games Europe statement on the recent dialogue between the World Health Organization and the video games sector
11/01/2019

Video Games Europe statement on the recent dialogue between the World Health Organization and the video games sector

“Video Games Europe welcomes the first meeting ever between the WHO and the video games sector that took place in December 2018,  to discuss  the positive impact that video games have on players...
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